What is #PitMad?

PitMad is a Twitter competition where agents, editors, and publishers can favorite pitches that strikes their fancy. A favorite equates to a request for submission, which usually entails a query, synopsis, and first so many pages of your (completed) manuscript. They typically happen four times a year.

It’s a great way to find agents who are looking for books to represent and who are interested in your genre. Even if you’re not ready to participate, it’s nice to read through the feed and discover what catches your eye. Keep those pitches in mind when you need to begin pitching your own work.

(More of) My Favorite #PitMad Tweets

Almost two weeks ago, I watched the #PitMad-YA feed and noted anything that caught my attention.

These are more of my favorite YA pitches. They’re not necessarily the tweets that received the most favorites, but the ones that grabbed my attention. They’re not organized by relative favorites, as that would be difficult for me to do.

Newspaper Advert

#Pitmad #YA #SF Seeking 17yo girl to become the mother of an evolved all-female human race. Must be willing to let men (&BFF) go extinct.

String of Statements

Amanda MacGregor was able to fit four short sentences into 126 characters, which gave an excellent glimpse at her story.

I’m not sure what the spiritual war will end up being (zealots? angels and demons?), but the punk shows and barn parties remind me of high school. It finishes smoothly with the location, protagonist’s name, and her perspective.

Off The Wall

#Pitmad #YA #R Grab thy surfboards and hit the waves! Love and laughs in Shakespeare's Much Ado on the beach. Danger lurks in the dunes.

This screams fun. We know it’s Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing but with surfboards in a modern setting.

That’s All For This Time

Watching the PitMad Twitter feed was a lot of fun. If you’d like to see more examples outside of YA, there’s currently eight age categories and thirty-four genres. Give them a peak, and get ready for the next PitMad event!

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